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WWII bomb removal forces evacuation of 8,800

Date Posted: 2001-09-21

A US-made unexploded 250-kilogram WWII era bomb was removed Sunday morning from a construction site at Shuri’s Akatamachi district.

About 8,800 residents who live within the radius of 700 meters from the bomb were evacuated. The bomb was removed in less than half an hour, and taken to the Prefectural storage center in Yomitan Village.